ABRAHAM LINCOLN PORTRAIT ILLINOIS WATCH CO. SPRINGFIELD 1913 DEALER DISPLAY RARE
Item History & Price
You are bidding on an 1913 Abraham Lincoln Portrait, Oil On Canvas, from the Illinois Watch Company. This is a scarce chromolithograph on oil paint-covered canvas of Abraham Lincoln which was produced in 1913, to advertise the Illinois Watch Company "THE LINCOLN WATCH - SPRINGFIELD". It is signed Signed by R. Bohunek it measures approximately 7" x 10". inches. A beautiful item attractively framed in a gilded frame which is approximately 11" x 14" overall. Th...ere is some wear on the canvas including some wear in the glazing and a scratch on Lincoln's forehead. There is also some wear on the gilded frame. Please check all the photos and feel free t ask any questions. This will ship USPS with tracking. A great portrait of Lincoln and a very rare early collectible.
The Illinois Watch Co. of Springfield, Ill., opened in 1869 as the Springfield Watch Co. One of the founders was a former law partner of Abraham Lincoln's. He and Lincoln shared an office in Springfield from 1837 to 1841. Rudolf Bohunek (1875-1939), who had a studio in Chicago, painted his original portrait of Lincoln in 1913. The Lithograph reproductions on canvas were given to dealers to display. Illinois Watch Co. was bought by Hamilton Watch Co. in 1927.
The Illinois Watch Co. of Springfield, Ill., opened in 1869 as the Springfield Watch Co. One of the founders was a former law partner of Abraham Lincoln's. He and Lincoln shared an office in Springfield from 1837 to 1841. Rudolf Bohunek (1875-1939), who had a studio in Chicago, painted his original portrait of Lincoln in 1913. The Lithograph reproductions on canvas were given to dealers to display. Illinois Watch Co. was bought by Hamilton Watch Co. in 1927.
